Mittwoch, 31. Dezember 2014

Sightseeing for the visually impaired (touchable tourist attractions in miniatures)


Uhrturm Clock Tower made "visible" for the Blind

Tactile Sightseeing -
 Models of Landmarks as hands-on Minatures
Touchable model of the Graz Opera House for the visually impaired and the blind

Mittwoch, 5. November 2014

Historical and commemorative markers and sculptures on Schlossberg



Hans Kloepfer Bust near Starcke Haus / Turks Well  
DIE DONAUSCHWABEN 1944-1979
Ethnic German expellees/displaced persons
 from the East express thanks for welcome in new land after WWII 
DR. EMICH PLATZERL
(located below Schlossbergrestaurant)





Montag, 27. Oktober 2014

Kriegssteig Schlossbergsteig





This foot path up to the Buergerbastei and Uhrturm via zig-zagging flights of stone masonry stairs on the West-facing rock face of the hill was build with prisoner-of-war labor during World War I, which is why it is called Kriegssteig (war path).
Partial view of Kriegsteig route leading to the Clock Tower via stairs
built into the rock wall on the West-facing side of Schlossberg
An additional segment leading to the Schlossberg restaurant was added in more recent times.